How do you stop the triple option?

Add: TACKLE

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Much easier said than done.

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I've been listening to these idiots calling in on 1210 all week talking about how easy it is to stop a Triple Option. I bet more than half of them (including some of the hosts) have never had to defend it. LSU has the talent to do it, but lacks the discipline and attention to detail. If we don't demolish the pitchman on every play, it will be a long day.

Good discipline, tackling, and a fast defense in general.

Apex tiger is drinking in the morning

hit the pitchman and force a pitch before they are ready, every play......and stay in your gaps!! But, that shite sounds easy from a keyboard. Unless you are supremely disciplined and coached up, it's tough to totally stop a well run triple option. If you are, then you make that offense look laughable, but it takes a lot of discipline.

As always, it's a total team effort. However one of the keys is to have safety's that tackle well and defend the boundary like their lives depend on it. Since the middle of our d-line is fairly strong, off-tackle (ends and 'backers)and the boundaries (safetys and corners)should get lots of action.

The VEER, Triple Option, and all that so fancy crap was around when I was in High School in the 60's. Then it was called the Belly Series. Fake or give to the Fullback, QB keep or pitch, TB running waiting for pitch. We ran it some but wanted to be more wide open so we ran the Pro Set most of the time. Whether you are in the Wing T, Pro Set, or I formation you can run most of the same plays because the blocking does not change. All of this Wild stuff is mostly old Single Wing crap. The California was called Being Wide Open. Mostly all this has been around for 40-50 years with different names and a wrinkle here or there. We snapped the ball through the QB Legs to me the FB and then I ran straight and gave it back to the QB who pitched it to the TB. How do you stop Offenses by knocking their Jock Strap up around their necks and that stops mostly all of them!!!!!

Tackle the runner 9 yards downfield and then taunt him.

Les will have our men prepared.

I don't know much but I would guess:

1. DT's only responsibility is the fullback dive. They must sell out on tackling the fullback - they go for the fullback before they know he has been given the ball.

2. DE's play position football everytime, never take the inside track, they must contain the side. DE's only responsibility is the QB, hit him hard everytime.

3. LB: Much more complicated here. They must read every option. Wait to see if the FB gets, if not, run lateral to the pitch side. Stay outside, and wait for the play to develop. If the QB is open, take him without hesitation. If the pitchman gets it, make sure you are in position to make that play.

4. Not sure about how the gameplanning for the secondary goes. ??????